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1. What does the word CHERISH mean? What do you CHERISH? LIST 5 things (can't be r electronic in nature) then TELL WHY they are important/special to you ---Make sure you have AT LEAST 1 paragraph!!
2. Write the definitions of 3rd Person Omniscient and 3rd Person limited Point of View.
2B --Write down AT LEAST 5 interesting Facts on Author from Author in ONLINE TEXT STUDY. (Online Textbook) You can go to ONLINE TEXT Author Online Author Study Link in your textbook ---read the text on him and take the QUIZ to see what you know!
3. CREATE a Characters' Motivations Chart and fill in at least 5 spaces (not including the example from text that's given) "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" INFER CHAR MOTIVATIONS
4. Complete the Vocabulary and Analogy Practice sheet using the vocabulary Words from the short story (on sheet). Treasure of Lemon Brown Vocabulary PRACTICE.pdf
BE SURE TO FIRST WRITE DEFINITIONS BESIDE OF EACH WORD IN THE WORD BANK!!! Points deducted if you do not follow this direction!!!
5 Answer questions 1-8 on page 187 in the text (remember to answer these IN COMPLETE SENTENCES ---make sure you identify what you are working on before you begin answering them!!
Choose a passage from the story that uses IMAGERY (descriptive words that cause the reader to have images, or pictures, come into his/her brain as a result of the wording), and draw a DETAILED, well-drawn AND COLORED picture of a situation, person, or event in the story. (DO NOT USE NOTEBOOK PAPER TO DO THIS, use CONSTRUCTION or PRINT Paper ---you may get some from me if needed!!!)..........On the back of your drawing ---write the QUOTE (use quotation marks, AND the page number where the quote is found that gave you the imagery)
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What do you CHERISH? Name 5 things (not breathing and/or electronic in nature) Why do you cherish these items?? Make sure this is written in at least 1 strong paragraph, and after we read the story ADD a paragraph about Lemon's treasures/why they were important. Include AT LEAST 2 VW from story and underline them!!
2. Write the definitions of 3rd person omniscient and 3rd person limited.
2B --At least 8 facts on Author from Online Textbook Author Study. Go to Author Study --read about him and complete quiz after reading about him --then WRITE down 8 facts about him.
3. Complete the Vocabulary and Analogy Practice sheet using the vocab words from the story. Treasure of Lemon Brown Vocabulary PRACTICE.pdf
Be sure to FIRST write DEFINITIONS beside of each word in the word bank!!! Points deducted if you do not follow this direction!!!
4. Complete the Simile and Vocabulary Work "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" SIMILES
5. Chart (create) and fill in as we read "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" INFER CHAR MOTIVATIONS
Answer the next questions in complete sentences
6. How do you know that Lemon Brown's son cherished his father's accomplishment?
7.. What can you INFER about Greg from lines 192-193? "Greg wet his lips, put his hands to his mouth, and tried to make a sound. Nothing came out."
8 How is the third-person point of view "Limited" in this sentence? "Greg looked at the old man, saw the distant look in his eye, then turned to the clippings."
Answer the questions 1-8 in the text page 187. Identify these on your paper to show me what you're answering!!
Draw a picture using IMAGERY from the story ---FOLLOW DIRECTIONS GIVEN IN RED GROUP'S ASSIGNMENT!!!
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What do you CHERISH? (Name 5) WHY? (remember nothing living and/or electronic!) Make sure you write in at least 1 strong paragraph with at least 1 VW from story in it. Then after we read the story, ADD a strong paragraph about Lemon's treasures/why they were important to him. Include at least 3 more VW and underline them!!
2. Write the definitions of 3rd person Omniscient and 3rd Person Limited in your L/A notebook (make sure you retain this information!!)
2B --At least 10 facts on author from Online TextBook Author Study. Go to Online TxtBook Author Study. Read about him and complete quiz after reading about him. Write down 10 facts.
3. Complete the vocabulary and analogy practice sheet using vocab words from this story. Be sure to FIRST write Definitions beside of each word in the word bank!! Points deducted if you do not follow this direction!!!
4. Complete the Simile and Vocabulary Work...
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" SIMILES
5. Create Chart of Character Motivations as we read (at least 5 more than example) "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" INFER CHAR MOTIVATIONS
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
6. How might the reader's experience of the story have been different if Myers had told the story in a limited point of view of Lemon Brown instead of Greg?
Answer questions 1-8 on page 187 in the text (remember to answer these IN COMPLETE SENTENCES ---make sure you identify what you are working on before you begin answering them!!
Draw a picture using IMAGERY ---FOLLOW DIRECTIONS GIVEN IN RED GROUP's ASSIGNMENT!!!
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Create a chart EVALUATING the story.
CHART EVALUATING A STORY
------After you fill the chart in put your initial beside of the # you put, then have at least 5 other people for their opinions and add those to your chart by putting their initials beside of the number they score each item. (should have a min. of 6 people's opinion and have the person SIGN their name under the chart showing that they gave their opinion on your chat)
Analyze the answers to your questions and come up with an average for each statement. .
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Either follow instructions for Blue Group (to the right) OR
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Compose a Blues Song
this should express Greg's feelings at the beginning of the story. Put yourself in his place and sing about how the 'hard times' he is experiencing affect his outlook on life. MUST have AT LEAST 2 verses (each verse must be at least 4 lines) AND a chorus (at least 3 lines in length. This should rhyme and make sense!!!
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Either follow instructions for the Red AND Green Sections (to the left) OR
Dramatize Scene: Interpret Characters: With a partner, choose one of the following scenes to perform: Greg's conversation with his father at beginning of story; 2) Greg's first meeting with L. Brown; 3) the scene in which L. Brown shares and explains his treasure.
First, create a script for the scene. Incorporate actual dialogue from the story as well as stage directions. Practice reading and be ready to present!
Identify the CHARACTER TRAITS (be detailed!!) seen in the characters you present and write these down on an index card (to turn into me after presentation).
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Write a monologue (1 person talking for a long length of time) from another character’s point of view which tells about a certain part of the story . (brainstorm a list of things to include BEFORE you being writing!)…iNCLUDE at least 2 VW in your monologue.
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Research situations Homeless People must deal with....
Choose either:
Shelters and Emergency Housing or
Food Banks and Food Stamps
Present your findings on a poster, brochure, (this can be done through Glogster or Prezie if you like) or Power Point presentation ---Must have at least 10 facts, various percentages, reasons for homelessness, ways people can find help, etc. and at least 3 VW from story (underlined!).
http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm
starting point REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES
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Research Homelessness....and issues that homeless people must deal with.....
Choose either
Shelters and Emergency Housing or
Food Banks and Food Stamps/Welfare
Create a poster, brochure (this can be electronic through Glogster or Prezie if you like) which clearly tells at least 10 facts, various percentages, has a graph of some sort, gives reasons for homelessness, ways people can find help if they need it, ways that we - as a community/nation could do more to help people in need AND at least 4 VW from the story (underlined!)
http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm
starting point REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES
or Choose 3 Homeless Person's stories and how things worked out for those people ---write a paper telling about these 3 people and their journeys/compare and contrast the individuals, their journeys, people who helped them, etc.
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Research Homeless Shelters in the U.S. and write about what you learn.....you may use electronic presentation (Weebly pages, Discovery Board, prezie, Glogster, etc), or you may create a poster, etc if you so choose. OR you can or write a page paper about the topic
use
http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm
REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!
List of Assignments for "Lemon Brown" Per Group
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Imagine that Greg is now a young man living on his own, He has discovered that Lemon Brown is still alive and he decides to send Lemon a letter or email telling him about his life/his relationship with his dad now/how the experience with Lemon changed him, etc....
Write this letter/email (should be at least 3/4 of a page!)
Complete Chart Eval
CHART EVALUATING A STORY
List of Assignments for "Lemon Brown" Per Group
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Either do the assignment for the green team, or....
Write a 3/4 page telling how the research you did and the story of Lemon Brown changed your idea of homeless people....
REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!
Complete Chart Ev
CHART EVALUATING A STORY
List of Assignments for "Lemon Brown" Per Group
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